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So the comments are off on the article and clicking the reblog button did … something (though I know not what) … The Press This button at the bottom of the article failed too, but the one on my browser did not.

I get the point of the article – transit-oriented doesn’t just mean they have a good subway or a good bus system. But the list I don’t get. There are not 33 individual categories on the list! Click above to the read the article and see the original list.

In fact, you could argue that there are only two categories of transit on the list here: Scheduled and on-demand. The first list below shows scheduled services and the second on-demand. The third list is … I don’t know. My guess is that some are scheduled and some are on-demand.

Without getting into the mode silos or trivia, there is little difference between PATH subways and MTA subways other than destination. Likewise for the 3.5 commuter rail lines listed (and Amtrak) or the bus services. Or the jitneys or the car services …